Jun 17 Watch Saudi Women Take the Wheel to Protest Religious Ban on Driving Some Saudi Arabian women coordinated through social media to get behind the wheel Friday in protest of a religious ban on them driving legally. Judy Woodruff reports on the women who risked arrest to fight for new rights. Continue watching
Jun 17 Watch News Wrap: Greek PM Reshuffles Cabinet, Hoping to Pass New Austerity Measures In other news Friday, Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou shook up his government in a bid to defuse the country's debt crisis and get new austerity measures through Parliament. Also in Yemen, officials announced that President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who… Continue watching
Jun 17 Saudi Arabian Women Risk Arrest in Road Protest By Larisa Epatko More than a dozen women reportedly drove in Saudi Arabian cities on Friday to protest the fact that they cannot legally get behind the wheel. Continue reading
Jun 17 Imprisoned Iranian Doctors Honored for HIV Work By Beat Beat Two Iranian brothers who promoted compassionate HIV care and were imprisoned by the government were awarded the 2011 Jonathan Mann Award for Global Health and Human Rights Thursday night. Continue reading
Jun 16 Watch Chance of Greek Bailout Default Worries Global Markets Anxiety over the Greek debt crisis spooked markets in Europe and Asia again Thursday as investors worry about problems there spreading. Meanwhile, Greece's prime minister held an emergency Socialist Party meeting but delayed a Cabinet reshuffle until Friday. Daisy McAndrew… Continue watching
Jun 16 Watch Al-Zawahiri Takes Lead of al-Qaida, Vowing ‘Blood for Blood’ for Bin Laden Death Zawahiri Takes Lead of al-Qaida After Vow of 'Blood for Blood' for Bin Laden's Death… Continue watching
Jun 16 Watch Greek Debt Crisis Adds New Gravity to U.S. Deficit Debate Demonstrators took to the streets in Greece and their government braced for a shake-up as that country grapples with a debt crisis with global repercussions. Also, Vice President Biden held meetings to work on a debt-ceiling deal. Judy Woodruff discusses… Continue watching
Jun 16 Watch Defense Secretary Gates Delivers Final News Conference Defense Secretary Gates Delivers Final News Conference… Continue watching
Jun 16 Military Experts Grade Secretary Gates’ Tenure By Larisa Epatko Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who is scheduled to retire at the end of June, held a final news conference Thursday. We asked several military analysts to rank his performance as secretary. Continue reading
Jun 16 Watch North Koreans Risk Lives to Escape Via Underground Railroad As famine grips North Korea, some are choosing to make a difficult journey to Thailand through a modern-day underground railroad. John Sparks of Independent Television News reports. Continue watching